Track Listing
1. Ghetto Religion
2. We Trying to Stay Alive
3. Perfect Gentleman
4. 911
5. Gone till November
6. Guantanmera
7. Hey Girl
8. It Doesn't Matter
9. Anything Can Happen
10. Thug Angles
11. Gunpower
12. Knockin on Heaven's Door
13. Runaway
14. Wish You Were Here
15. To All the Girls
16. Two Wrongs
17. No Woman No Cry
18. Gone till November - (remix)
19. Guantanmera - (Roxanne/Dye Como Va remix)
20. Perfect Gentlemen - (remix)
21. We Trying to Stay Alive - (remix)
22. It Doesn't Matter - (remix)
23. No Woman No Cry - (With Steve Marley remix)
24. It Doesn't Matter (Ca Ne Me Fait Rien)
| Details | | Contributing Artists: | Mary J. Blige, Pras, R. Kelly, Youssou N'Dour | | Distributor: | Phantom Import Distributi | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Personnel inlcudes: Wycleff Jean, R. Kelly, Pras, Mary J. Blige, Youssou N'Dour.
This international release contains an extra song on the first CD, "No Woman, No Cry." In addition, the first pressing of this release also includes a limited-edition extra CD with seven songs: "Gone Till November" featuring Canibus (Remix), "Guantanamera" (Remix), "Perfect Gentleman" featuring Xzibit and King Yellowman (Remix), "We Trying To Stay Alive" (Remix), "It Doesn't Matter" (Remix), "No Woman, No Cry" Fugees (Remix), and "It Doesn't Matter" featuring Jacky & Ben ("Ca Ne Me Fait Rien").
Since dropping THE CARNIVAL, his first solo record outside the umbra of the Fugees, to critical acclaim in 1997, Wyclef Jean has consistently created intriguing music, constantly experimenting with different styles and collaborating with unlikely artists from various genres. Jean's debut broke out with the insistent Bee Gees beat of the party anthem "We Trying to Stay Alive," but buried in the folds was the sublimely beautiful, heartfelt ballad "Gone Till November," which would go on to become an unlikely top 10 pop hit. The former song referenced Bob Dylan in its lyrics, while the video of the latter featured a cameo of the folk hero, an unlikely influence that manifested itself on every Wyclef record, leading to a subdued cover of the Dylan's eulogic "Knockin' on Heaven's Door." Surprisingly sincere rock covers have been a hallmark of Jean's career, and none are more improbable or impressive than his mostly-straight-with-a-twist-of-reggae interpretation of Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here." On the other hand, a single listen to his hit with movie/wrestling icon the Rock, "It Doesn't Matter," reminds one that 'Clef also knows exactly how to get the party started. This GREATEST HITS collection features all of these tracks and many more by Wyclef, a pioneering performer who's continually expanded the boundaries of hip-hop.
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